used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Already a horrible madness was upon him, tearing at limbs, and brain, and heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The walls of living green billowed and span around him.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
billowedverbUS /ˈbɪloʊd/
past form of “billow” — rise up as if in waves
From this reading The walls of living green billowed and span around him.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Already a horrible madness was upon him, tearing at limbs, and brain, and heart.
DARTverbUS /dɑːrt/
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
embeddedadjectiveUS /emˈbedɪd/
enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The walls of living green billowed and span around him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Already a horrible madness was upon him, tearing at limbs, and brain, and heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Already a horrible madness was upon him, tearing at limbs, and brain, and heart.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He plucked it out; and in the same instant of time made himself invisible.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
provoking horror
From this reading Already a horrible madness was upon him, tearing at limbs, and brain, and heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading He plucked it out; and in the same instant of time made himself invisible.
invisibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪzəbəl/
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading He plucked it out; and in the same instant of time made himself invisible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He plucked it out; and in the same instant of time made himself invisible.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Already a horrible madness was upon him, tearing at limbs, and brain, and heart.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The walls of living green billowed and span around him.
for more time
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He plucked it out; and in the same instant of time made himself invisible.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Already a horrible madness was upon him, tearing at limbs, and brain, and heart.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
not any; not one
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He plucked it out; and in the same instant of time made himself invisible.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
pluckedadjectiveUS /plʌkt/
of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
From this reading He plucked it out; and in the same instant of time made himself invisible.
POISONEDverbUS /ˈpɔɪzənd/
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
reeledverbUS /riːld/
past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He plucked it out; and in the same instant of time made himself invisible.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
spannounUS /spæn/
the complete duration of something
From this reading The walls of living green billowed and span around him.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
tearingnounUS /ˈterɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading Already a horrible madness was upon him, tearing at limbs, and brain, and heart.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He plucked it out; and in the same instant of time made himself invisible.
very small
From this reading He reeled backward, and at a glance discovered a tiny arrow of strange form, and no longer than a man’s finger, embedded in the muscles below his shoulder.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading THE POISONED DART “He felt a sudden pang, as of the touch of flame, in his arm.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Already a horrible madness was upon him, tearing at limbs, and brain, and heart.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The walls of living green billowed and span around him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Already a horrible madness was upon him, tearing at limbs, and brain, and heart.
